Chicago panchang, 31 July 2026
Sunrise 05:44 Sunset 20:08 Moonrise 21:18 Ashadha month
Chicago, Illinois, United States · 41.85°, -87.65° · America/Chicago (UTC-05:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
05:44 to 20:08- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Gulika Kalam 07:32 – 09:20
- Durmuhurta 08:37 – 09:35
- Rahu Kalam 11:08 – 12:56
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:27 – 13:25
- Durmuhurta 13:25 – 14:23
- Yamaganda 16:32 – 18:20
- 08:57 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 12:02 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 12:02 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:24 Yoga becomes Shobhana
Night
20:08 to 05:45 next day- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Rog
- Pradosha 20:08 – 22:03
- Brahma Muhurta 04:28 – 05:07 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 00:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Dwitiya until 12:02
- Nakshatra Dhanishta until 08:57 · lord Mars
- Yoga Saubhagya until 13:24
- Karana Gara until 12:02, then Vanija
- Vara Friday lord Venus
- Moon and Sun Aquarius Moon Sun in Cancer
- 08:57 Nakshatra becomes Shatabhisha
- 12:02 Tithi becomes Krishna Tritiya
- 12:02 Karana becomes Vanija
- 13:24 Yoga becomes Shobhana
- 00:23 next day Karana becomes Vishti
Times to avoid
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 07:32 – 09:20
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 08:37 – 09:35
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:08 – 12:56
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:25 – 14:23
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 16:32 – 18:20
- Bhadra (Vishti karana) On earth (martya) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.43–45, pp. 35–38 00:23 – 12:37 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 04:28 – 05:06
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:27 – 13:25
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 20:08 – 22:03
Choghadiya
| Char | 05:44 – 07:32 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Labh | 07:32 – 09:20 | Good |
| Amrit | 09:20 – 11:08 | Good |
| Kaal | 11:08 – 12:56 | Bad |
| Shubh | 12:56 – 14:44 | Good |
| Rog | 14:44 – 16:32 | Bad |
| Udveg | 16:32 – 18:20 | Bad |
| Char | 18:20 – 20:08 | Neutral |
| Rog | 20:08 – 21:20 | Bad |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 21:20 – 22:32 | Bad |
| Labh | 22:32 – 23:45 | Good |
| Udveg | 23:45 – 00:57 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 00:57 – 02:09 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 02:09 – 03:21 next day | Good |
| Char | 03:21 – 04:33 next day | Neutral |
| Rog | 04:33 – 05:45 next day | Bad |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 05:44 NowVenus
- 06:56 NowMercury
- 08:08 NowMoon
- 09:20 NowSaturn
- 10:32 NowJupiter
- 11:44 NowMars
- 12:56 NowSun
- 14:08 NowVenus
- 15:20 NowMercury
- 16:32 NowMoon
- 17:44 NowSaturn
- 18:56 NowJupiter
- 20:08 NowMars
- 20:56 NowSun
- 21:44 NowVenus
- 22:32 NowMercury
- 23:20 NowMoon
- Next day
- 00:09 NowSaturn
- 00:57 NowJupiter
- 01:45 NowMars
- 02:33 NowSun
- 03:21 NowVenus
- 04:09 NowMercury
- 04:57 NowMoon
- 05:44 NowVenus
- 06:44 NowMercury
- 07:44 NowMoon
- 08:44 NowSaturn
- 09:44 NowJupiter
- 10:44 NowMars
- 11:44 NowSun
- 12:44 NowVenus
- 13:44 NowMercury
- 14:44 NowMoon
- 15:44 NowSaturn
- 16:44 NowJupiter
- 17:44 NowMars
- 18:44 NowSun
- 19:44 NowVenus
- 20:44 NowMercury
- 21:44 NowMoon
- 22:44 NowSaturn
- 23:44 NowJupiter
- Next day
- 00:44 NowMars
- 01:44 NowSun
- 02:44 NowVenus
- 03:44 NowMercury
- 04:44 NowMoon
Rising sign (lagna)
- 04:28 – 04:37 Gemini
- 04:37 – 07:10 Cancer
- 07:10 – 09:44 Leo
- 09:44 – 12:17 Virgo
- 12:17 – 14:51 Libra
- 14:51 – 17:18 Scorpio
- 17:18 – 19:18 Sagittarius
- 19:18 – 20:47 Capricorn
- 20:47 – 21:58 Aquarius
- 21:58 – 23:07 Pisces
- 23:07 – 00:27 next day Aries
- 00:27 – 02:14 next day Taurus
- 02:14 – 04:33 next day Gemini
- 04:33 – 05:45 next day Cancer
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
Lahiri ayanamsa · sunrise and sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, at sea level · Swiss Ephemeris · times in CDT (UTC-5) · Method